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Blue Jays' Deck McGuire: Recalled from Buffalo

by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

McGuire was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

McGuire will take the roster spot of Jaime Garcia, who was placed on the 10-day DL with left shoulder inflammation in a corresponding move. There's a chance McGuire will toe the rubber in Garcia's place during Sunday's game against Oakland, but Sam Gaviglio is also a candidate to draw the start. Over his past four starts with Buffalo, McGuire has posted a 1.08 ERA and 0.92 WHIP with a 23:9 K:BB across 25 innings.

The Blue Jays will option McGuire to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

McGuire worked 3.1 innings of long relief in his MLB debut in Tuesday's 12-2 loss to the Mets, surrendering three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out three. Given his extensive usage, McGuire was unlikely to be available for the next couple of days, so the Blue Jays recalled Danny Barnes from Triple-A in a corresponding move to provide some reinforcement for the bullpen.

The Blue Jays selected McGuire's contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, John Lott of The Athletic Toronto reports.

The Blue Jays cleared a spot for McGuire after the right-hander covered eight innings in back-to-back starts with the Triple-A club, allowing only two earned runs and striking out 11 during that span. While Joe Biagini will get the first crack at replacing the injured Marcus Stroman (shoulder) in the rotation Sunday against the Red Sox, McGuire could be next in line to fill in should Biagini struggle in the start. At least for the time being, however, McGuire seems set to work out of the bullpen.

McGuire appeared in six big-league games with the Reds last season, allowing four earned runs off 10 hits and two walks while striking out 11 in 13.2 innings out of the bullpen. He spent a majority of the year with Double-A Pensacola, and will likely begin the 2018 season in the minors while serving as organizational depth for the Blue Jays, although he did earn an invite to spring training with the club.

McGuire was cast off the 40-man roster and outrighted to Triple-A Louisville on Friday.

McGuire made six big-league appearances with the Reds after joining the team in mid-September, even making a couple starts near the end of the year. During that time, he accumulated a 2.63 ERA and 0.88 WHIP over 13.2 innings, and will continue to serve as depth for the club moving forward.